The family of an Oregon college student is searching for answers after the 22-year-old was found injured and unconscious near railroad tracks in Truckee, California.

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The Reno Gazette-Journal reports Aaron Salazar remains in the critical care unit at a hospital in Reno, Nevada, after he was injured last week while traveling by train from Denver to Portland, Oregon.

The Amtrak train was scheduled to stop in Truckee for just a few minutes.

Salazar’s cousin, Sonia Trujillo, says the family wants to know circumstances that left him in Truckee but Amtrak has provided very few details. Salazar is in a coma with damage to his brain stem and a broken pelvis.

"It broke my heart. He did not look like Aaron at all," Trujillo told FOX40. "His face was beaten. He was swollen."

Salazar is gay and severe injuries to his groin area have caused family members to believe the attack may have been a hate crime.

"The burns on his leg were horrifying. It did not look like him at all," Trujillo said. "I believe it was something deeper because the burn marks. Why burn somebody? If you're gonna hurt somebody, hurt them. But why are you gonna burn somebody?"

Amtrak’s police department says they can’t comment on ongoing investigations. The company says criminal intent is not suspected.

Trujillo said she saw the injuries and that there is "no way" they were caused by being pushed or falling from the train.

A GoFundMe page titled "Justice For Aaron" has been created to help pay for medical costs.

"This kind soul who has never hurt anyone and has only spread positivity and love was beaten and left by the railroad for dead," the page reads. "This young man does not deserve the horrible things that happened to him, but he is fighting for his life and needs our help and positive vibes."